“Facebook” For Spies

Spies are people too, so it only makes sense that they should have their own Facebook-like social networking site just for them. And they do. But A-Space, as it’s called, is much more. It’s an interagency MySpace for the intelligence community to share tactics, tips, & strategies. Read more about the Facebook For Spies here.

Online Dating For Rare Animal Species

Zoos are turning to a cutting edge technology solution to help find mating partners for their rare species: online dating. An online database is growing in popularity among zookeepers as a means of matching up their animals (such as koalas, frogs, and other rare animals) with suitable mates. Read more about it here.

Google Launches Their Own Web Browser, Called Chrome

In a direct shot at Microsoft, Google last week unveiled a surprising new product: Google Chrome. Chrome is a web browser, like Microsoft’s Internet Explorer or Mozilla’s Firefox, and represents another skirmish in the growing battle between the world’s two technology powers. The browser is still in Beta Test—which means it may be buggy and unstable, so don’t go downloading it yet—but we took a test drive of it and you can read our thoughts here.